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[Q] Sensation XE root

I already have the Sensation and thinking of buying the Sensation XE.
I was wondering if I can S-Off it with Alpharevx's tool or is Sensation XE shipped already S-OFF by HTC ?

doublecheese said:
I already have the Sensation and thinking of buying the Sensation XE.
I was wondering if I can S-Off it with Alpharevx's tool or is Sensation XE shipped already S-OFF by HTC ?
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Hi,
You would not want it to be done by HTC,because you could not then remove it.
However, Revolutioary works fine on XE phones,and if you want to reverse it ,you can.
Check my sig for s-off guide.
Anyway,why would you want XE if you already have a Sensation.
They are the same phone.

I had to S-OFF mine

malybru said:
Hi,
You would not want it to be done by HTC,because you could not then remove it.
However, Revolutioary works fine on XE phones,and if you want to reverse it ,you can.
Check my sig for s-off guide.
Anyway,why would you want XE if you already have a Sensation.
They are the same phone.
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Thanks for the info...
I don't like to hang on to a phone more than 4-5 months , I have had my Sensation since April and I am kind of bored with it I think a RED Colour improvement could be fine Otherwise my Sensation is working perfectly well .
It just that I am bored and now I am itching to buy a new phone and unfortunately HTC did not come up with another alternative.
Until HTC come up with a new model, I thought of buying the SGS II or iPhone 4S , but I don't know why I am allergic to all "iPhone" and all "i" family and I don't like the Samsung phones. So I think the best choice is the Sensation XE
What about Evo 3D , should I buy the XE or Evo 3D ? What do you guys think ?

doublecheese said:
Thanks for the info...
I don't like to hang on to a phone more than 4-5 months , I have had my Sensation since April and I am kind of bored with it I think a RED Colour improvement could be fine Otherwise my Sensation is working perfectly well .
It just that I am bored and now I am itching to buy a new phone and unfortunately HTC did not come up with another alternative.
Until HTC come up with a new model, I thought of buying the SGS II or iPhone 4S , but I don't know why I am allergic to all "iPhone" and all "i" family and I don't like the Samsung phones. So I think the best choice is the Sensation XE
What about Evo 3D , should I buy the XE or Evo 3D ? What do you guys think ?
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Sensation and the XE is about the same with the exception of a higher cpu frequency and beats audio tech... so aint much of a diff... if you're dying to change your phone why not wait awhile for the galaxy nexus?

BlackRozeInc said:
Sensation and the XE is about the same with the exception of a higher cpu frequency and beats audio tech... so aint much of a diff... if you're dying to change your phone why not wait awhile for the galaxy nexus?
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I like the "SENSE 3.0/3.5" and HTC itself .
Since my first HTC, HTC Touch Pro in 2008 , I did not buy any other brands apart from HTC ...

doublecheese said:
I like the "SENSE 3.0/3.5" and HTC itself .
Since my first HTC, HTC Touch Pro in 2008 , I did not buy any other brands apart from HTC ...
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I can respect that... well if thats the case then the 3d is the way to go... if you want to get the XE you could just flash one of the roms... that way you have best of both i guess...

Hi , just saw your message.
I was going to buy the Evo 3D earlier , but according to the tests I reviewed out of the 3 phones ( Sensation, Sensation XE, Evo 3D) Evo 3D seems like the slowest . So I decided to not to buy the Evo 3D
Anyway, yesterday I bought the Sensation XE already , seems a little slower than my Sensation somehow.

doublecheese said:
Hi , just saw your message.
I was going to buy the Evo 3D earlier , but according to the tests I reviewed out of the 3 phones ( Sensation, Sensation XE, Evo 3D) Evo 3D seems like the slowest . So I decided to not to buy the Evo 3D
Anyway, yesterday I bought the Sensation XE already , seems a little slower than my Sensation somehow.
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Hi i was told that the android 2.3.x can't use all of the dual core power. Maybe u will feel the diff. whne android 4 comes out

qassamy88 said:
Hi i was told that the android 2.3.x can't use all of the dual core power. Maybe u will feel the diff. whne android 4 comes out
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You where told correct, maybe try flashing custom kernel to get more speed, I recommend bricked 1.6 beta 6 as the most stable
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda premium

Sensation vs Sensation XE

Hi guys,
Very soon I'll be upgrading my from my Xperia X10 and have been looking to get the Htc Sensation Xe.
But after some thorough research I noticed that they have very similiar specs and now I'm unsure over which one I should get.
I know that because they use the same CPU and GPU then if I were to get the Sensation I could overclock it to match the XE.
And the fact that the XE has 3GB more internal storage compared to the Sensation. If I get the Sensation can I expect to see the same amount of updates as the XE?
Anyways I'd mainly just like to request opinions from the rest of you on what I should do!
Thanks in advance

I'm assuming the HTC sensation is cheaper. Is go with the sensation. Yes we have roms and kernels to make it just as quick.I personally don't like storing things on my phone so the internal gb isn't that great to me. Ics is coming to sensation. Stick with the sensation. Xe seems like a rip off.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA App

when i got my xe senstation and xe were both the same price, if thats the case get an xe! It looks cool and you get £80 beats handsfree with them

If you get the XE for the same price take it and you will get ear phones which will cost probably more than 60 €. ON the other hand the beats "extension" is only different software and there are a lot of customer roms for the sensation which includes that piece of software.

I've chose the XE. It looks nice (all black) and here in the Netherlands u get some fancy ear buds who cost like 75€ without the phone

[Q] HTC Sensation and HTC Sensation XE.

So, I am looking for a new phone. My wildfire is at the end of it's life, and with an Armv6 processor android 4.0 isn't something that's going to run smooth. add that up with a crappy screen and you should understand that I want a new one
I spoke to a salesman in the store today, and he told me that between HTC Sensation and Sensation XE hardly is a differance (if you replace the rom). The CPU's are the same, only the Sensation is underclocked.
There is a quite a price diffirence, and with the money I save from buying the HTC sensation instead of the XE I can easily buy a beats headset.
However, I do not always believe salesmen. Could one of XDA's finest shed some light on this?
I intend to strip off HTC sense ASAP and run custom roms, like CM7.1 (or CM9).
Thank you in advance,
Althestrasz.

It has software to optimize the beats too which really makes a difference. But yes, you will be happy with either. Not a big difference for the price.
Hit that thank button if I helped!

XEs battery is 1730mah
That sure makes a lot of difference. I get through one day of normal usage on the stock battery (XE) and that justified the extra price for me.

pavan_bitsgoa said:
That sure makes a lot of difference. I get through one day of normal usage on the stock battery (XE) and that justified the extra price for me.
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Buying a bigger battery at HTC.com would be cheaper than buying the XE Thanks for your view though.

[Q] Sensation (XE)???

hey whats up XDA Forums? i'm new to these forums and to android in general but i have a basic knowledge (kinda)... i just wanted to ask about all these ROM's and unlocks that seem to be everywhere. are they interchangeable between the sensation and the sensation XE??? like if there is a ROM or an unlock made for the sensation then can i also use it for the XE??? if not then why isnt there a separate forum section for the XE?
thanks in advance.
-Zedzein

zedzein said:
hey whats up XDA Forums? i'm new to these forums and to android in general but i have a basic knowledge (kinda)... i just wanted to ask about all these ROM's and unlocks that seem to be everywhere. are they interchangeable between the sensation and the sensation XE??? like if there is a ROM or an unlock made for the sensation then can i also use it for the XE??? if not then why isnt there a separate forum section for the XE?
thanks in advance.
-Zedzein
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Yes they are, the XE is basically the same phone and all roms are usable. That's why the XE forum was closed no need for it.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio using xda premium

wadill said:
Yes they are, the XE is basically the same phone and all roms are usable. That's why the XE forum was closed no need for it.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio using xda premium
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So your absolutely sure??? And I noticed youre on an XE... Did u root??did u install any roms??? Did they work as advertised??? I want to know everything I can before getting an XE. So do u recommend it?? Does it have significantly better performance than the original sensation???sry I ask too many questions but I really want to know
Thanks
-Zedzein

zedzein said:
So your absolutely sure??? And I noticed youre on an XE... Did u root??did u install any roms??? Did they work as advertised??? I want to know everything I can before getting an XE. So do u recommend it?? Does it have significantly better performance than the original sensation???sry I ask too many questions but I really want to know
Thanks
-Zedzein
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I'm not on an XE I've got a T-Mobile sensation 4g. I just flashed arhd and it changes it to say that in the build.prop. (so yeah I'm rooted) I'm absolutely sure you can do anything in this forum for your phone it has the exact same hardware. The only difference is the stock CPU speed is higher, I run at a higher speed than 1.5 now anyway. I have the exact same phone as an XE except for the red in the case and the bigger battery.
All the roms pretty much work as advertised. Some better than others It's up to you to try them all and find out what you like and don't. . That's part of the fun of it.
Do I recommend it... Yes.. the sgs2 is a very good phone too, its a matter of opinion. Personally I wish I could get the gnexus but I'm happy with my sensation.
See my signature now.. I changed the build.prop to sensation 4g without changing roms. (i don't expect you to know what that is but still)
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4g using xda premium

wadill said:
I'm not on an XE I've got a T-Mobile sensation 4g. I just flashed arhd and it changes it to say that in the build.prop. (so yeah I'm rooted) I'm absolutely sure you can do anything in this forum for your phone it has the exact same hardware. The only difference is the stock CPU speed is higher, I run at a higher speed than 1.5 now anyway. I have the exact same phone as an XE except for the red in the case and the bigger battery.
All the roms pretty much work as advertised. Some better than others It's up to you to try them all and find out what you like and don't. . That's part of the fun of it.
Do I recommend it... Yes.. the sgs2 is a very good phone too, its a matter of opinion. Personally I wish I could get the gnexus but I'm happy with my sensation.
See my signature now.. I changed the build.prop to sensation 4g without changing roms. (i don't expect you to know what that is but still)
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4g using xda premium
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thanks for the reply, i was just making sure
-Zedzein

Hi to all, I'm basically new here and to android and also to sensation, I'd like to ask if there is any noticeable difference when it comes to speed between the sensation and sensation XE? because I've notice that they have the same chipset the MSM8260. If I am to buy a sensation what would you recommend to be better the basic or the XE?
Thanks alot for your time and patience with me

grandduke said:
Hi to all, I'm basically new here and to android and also to sensation, I'd like to ask if there is any noticeable difference when it comes to speed between the sensation and sensation XE? because I've notice that they have the same chipset the MSM8260. If I am to buy a sensation what would you recommend to be better the basic or the XE?
Thanks alot for your time and patience with me
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They have identical processors. HTC Underclocked the CPU on the standard phone down to 1.2GHz, with the XE they let it run at its default setting of 1.5GHz. With Custom ROMs you can overclock either Standard or XE to 1.7Ghz or possibly higher, depends on the actual silicon in the phone, i.e. some phones can handle overclocking better than others.
I believe the XE has a slightly larger capacity battery, up from 1500 to 1700 mAh (not certain the exact figures).

Thanks for the insights, I think I'll go with XE, because I have seen in some post that most processors are done with the same chips and then tested for stability if they are stable without errors they are sold at the advertised clock speed if not they sell it at lower speed..
so it might be a matter of luck if the underclocked cpu would be run at its default speed..
can anyone expound more on this?

grandduke said:
Thanks for the insights, I think I'll go with XE, because I have seen in some post that most processors are done with the same chips and then tested for stability if they are stable without errors they are sold at the advertised clock speed if not they sell it at lower speed..
so it might be a matter of luck if the underclocked cpu would be run at its default speed..
can anyone expound more on this?
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Nope, My original Sensation is clocking @1.72Ghz with fantastic battery life and no overheating issues.
My recommendation would be to go for the original Sensation if you can get it cheaper Those Beats headphones aren't all they are made up to be, and i've got the XE software running quite happily.

mrew42 said:
Nope, My original Sensation is clocking @1.72Ghz with fantastic battery life and no overheating issues.
My recommendation would be to go for the original Sensation if you can get it cheaper Those Beats headphones aren't all they are made up to be, and i've got the XE software running quite happily.
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But going for the XE also yields a better battery, so if they are the same price, i would def. go for the XE

chrwadum said:
But going for the XE also yields a better battery, so if they are the same price, i would def. go for the XE
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£10/$10/€10 wisely spent in Amazon will do better than the XE battery

They won't be of the same price..its because of the over hyped beat earphone, I'm not after the earphone though, I've tested it and didm't impress me much..I'm after the battery and the case has a nicer color than the original sensation, though I'm thinking of buying the original if the price diff is wide.
I'll just buy another battery if the need arises.

by the way if any of you were give the choice between XE or XL which would you choose?

grandduke said:
by the way if any of you were give the choice between XE or XL which would you choose?
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XE hands down.
XL is single core and with a slightly bigger screen, not worth it IMO. If you want a big screen with good performance get a Galaxy Nexus or Galaxy Note.

Just got my new XE guys...and very happy with it..
Why doesn't HTC put all the good stuff in one unit?
I like the XE but XL got a better camera and One S got AMOLED and a bigger memory..haist the Corporate mind...

Battery question concerning Sensation XE battery

Greetings oh knowledgeable community. I am a happy owner of both a Sensation and a Sensation XE (EU unlocked models both). I used to rock the XE model but recently decided to plunge into the rooting club and used my non-XE Sensation as a testbed, first with AOKP 35 and now with OrDroid 5.0.2.
Even when I was in stock rom the battery had performance issues - well documented and many have across them - that of course didn't change with the new ROMS (although OrDroid has noticeably better battery performance than the AOKP ROM).
Before I attempt to try the Anker/Muugen path, can I ask if anyone has tried of using the Sensation XE battery in a simple Sensation? Is it possible? Will it harm the phone and/or the battery? Reason I am asking is that I would rather get a Sensation XE battery (official HTC product, ergo better "compatibility", warranty, etc) to use on my non-XE Sensation, since it has more mAh.
Can anyone provide a solid answer please? I would rather use an official product than whatever amazon.co.uk sends me tbh.
Thank you in advance peeps.

What do you mean by performance issues?
Sent from my HTC Sensation One XE with Beats Audio using Tapatalk.

FrenzyGr said:
What do you mean by performance issues?
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It doesn't last a long time... hence "performance issues"
(insert relevant Loki vs Tony Stark pic here )
Still, the basic question remains, can I use the Sensation XE battery in Sensation?

DonPhelippe said:
It doesn't last a long time... hence "performance issues"
(insert relevant Loki vs Tony Stark pic here )
Still, the basic question remains, can I use the Sensation XE battery in Sensation?
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I own HTC Sensation and wish to know the answer as well.

As for as I know you can use it if it fits, and the mah might be different but the voltage is the same.
Sent from my HTC Sensation One XE with Beats Audio using Tapatalk.

All it will do is enhance the battery life. That's it. It will fit as well as the original does.
No performance issues whatsoever, batteries as far as I know never cause performance issues unless they are dying and then the phone may end up randomly turning off.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio using XDA

yes you may use the sensation XE battery in the non XE sensation as both has same voltage n almost similar mA...
so no prob in using the XE battery in non XE sensation

what about the casing, will it still close with the original non xe sensation?

Any success ?
DonPhelippe said:
Greetings oh knowledgeable community. I am a happy owner of both a Sensation and a Sensation XE (EU unlocked models both). I used to rock the XE model but recently decided to plunge into the rooting club and used my non-XE Sensation as a testbed, first with AOKP 35 and now with OrDroid 5.0.2.
Even when I was in stock rom the battery had performance issues - well documented and many have across them - that of course didn't change with the new ROMS (although OrDroid has noticeably better battery performance than the AOKP ROM).
Before I attempt to try the Anker/Muugen path, can I ask if anyone has tried of using the Sensation XE battery in a simple Sensation? Is it possible? Will it harm the phone and/or the battery? Reason I am asking is that I would rather get a Sensation XE battery (official HTC product, ergo better "compatibility", warranty, etc) to use on my non-XE Sensation, since it has more mAh.
Can anyone provide a solid answer please? I would rather use an official product than whatever amazon.co.uk sends me tbh.
Thank you in advance peeps.
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I had the same question and while searching I cam across your thread, I know it has been a long time. But i was wondering did you try that out and what kind of results you got.
I would really appreciate if you could share your experience with us.